With short, limber legs and a long tail, the clouded leopard is perfectly adapted for living in the trees. Flexible ankle joints allow it to descend trunks headfirst, one of only two cat species that can pull this off. A long tail provides stabilizing balance for leaps between trees. Sharp, retractable claws let this jungle climber dangle off branches in all sorts of gravity-defying positions.
A special day for a special cat
Today in History
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Desert rose of Qatar
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Peel Castle on St. Patrick’s Isle with the Isle of Man in the background
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Mod gear
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Molokini Crater, Maui, Hawaii
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Tesla, the visionary
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Clouds over the River of Grass
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Feel the spray in Monterey
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Snow on the temple
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Hitsujiyama Park, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
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Martin Luther King Day
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Mesmerizing murmuration
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National Park Week continues
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The island fox’s incredible comeback
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Not your average sandcastle
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Badlands National Park in South Dakota
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Happy New Year!
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Indigenous Peoples Day
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Mooncake time
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Its Halfway Day!
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Marseille welcomes the Olympic torch
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Mount Hood, Oregon
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Get on your bike and ride
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International Day of Friendship
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Colle Santa Lucia, Dolomites, Italy
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Let s get lost
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International Surfing Day
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A peak in the clouds
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Ready. Set. Snow.
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Bringing the moon to Earth
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Opt outside today